Exclusive: Dallas Stars' tattoos revealed; the stories behind them

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Jordie Benn: Sign of Life

Jordie Benn has loved athletics his entire life, but that doesn’t mean athletics has always loved him back. While his younger brother Jamie (two years his junior) was climbing the scoring leaders list in every league in which he played and making the World Juniors for Team Canada, Jordie went undrafted, never got to play Major Junior, and had to work his way up from Central Hockey League. His dad Randy played softball for Team Canada at the Pan American Games and World Championships in the 1970s, and so father pushed son to chase the dream. "My dad said it a lot and there have been a lot of times where I probably needed to hear it, so it was a natural when I was sitting in the chair to get the tattoo. It’s a long road. The saying meant a lot to my dad, and now it means a lot to me. It’s a lesson I’ve learned that I want to stay with me.’’ On the path through Victoria, British Columbia, Allen, Cedar Park and now Dallas, Benn is glad he didn’t quit. "Honestly, you never know what you can do.’’

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